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S.1685 Passed by Congress: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1025355/posts President Bush signs workplace verification bill to prevent hiring of illegal Aliens S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003, was signed by President Bush on December 3, 2003.It will extend for five years the workplace employment eligibility authorization pilot programs created in 1996. It will also expand the pilot programs from the original five states to all 50 states. Thus, all employers in the United States will have the option of participating, although the program would remain voluntary. This program is an important component of preventing illegal aliens from taking jobs from those...

We won!!!!! S.1685 just passed the U.S. House of Representatives. (The Senate passed it last week.) The expansion of the workplace verification program from 5 to 50 states is a wonderful step forward in the battle against illegal immigration and for the protection of American workers, their jobs and their wages. The bill now goes to President Bush for his signature. He has yet to veto a single bill; we can't imagine that this could be his first. Those of you who are registered in the NumbersUSA Action Network for "Total Activism" have gotten alert after alert on this bill...

S 1685 RS Calendar No. 374 108th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1685To extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2003 Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. KYL, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary November 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. HATCH, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] A BILLTo extend and expand the basic pilot program for...

House Vote Expected on Bill to Extend Employment Verification Program Call Your Representatives and Urge Them to Vote for S. 1685 Please call your representatives right away and urge them to vote for S. 1685, the Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003, introduced by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). Without this legislation, we will lose the only employment verification program operated by the federal government to prevent employers from hiring illegal aliens! On Nov. 12, the Senate approved S. 1685 by unanimous consent. This bill now heads to the House floor for consideration and is expected to be...